Professor W. Cole Durham, Jr. co-organized and led the “Capacity Building Seminar on Freedom of Religion or Belief” for the State Committee on Religious Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, on behalf of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and in co-operation with the OSCE Centre in Bishkek. Durham, who is a member of the ODIHR Advisory Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief, assisted with the writing and preparation of the materials for the seminar, which was held in Istanbul, Turkey, 14-15 June 2011.